In Regards to Zippo Lighters

[PaulTheScandinavian]

To those of you who have more experience using Zippo lighters with pipe insert, do the continuous use of this very lighter cause soot accumulating on pipe rims more than say the use of Bic or matches?

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

I draw it down and sort of lift up a little bit/release when it contacts the tobacco, maybe two or three times at the start. Kind of hard to explain, but the flame isn't getting to the rim any more than with matches, and I think it's a little more focused. Just my experience.

 

[fireground_piper]

I didn’t have issues before moving to a bic. The fluid evaporation is my biggest frustration but never any impact on the pipe rim.

 

[lightxmyfire]

I use one all the time, because I smoke mostly outside and a lot in the car on my way to and from work, errands, etc. I've not noticed any above-average buildup vs my old boy, matches, bic style lighters. It works the best for the outdoor environment.

I do it the same way @HawkeyeLinus described, hold the zippo just over the bowl not touching it, and direct it around in a little circle just pulling the flame into the bowl.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Thanks for Your input folks

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Same here on the outdoors which is 90% for me and almost always windy around here, would be lost without the Zippo.

I must say I had an extended indoor session yesterday and very much enjoyed the gentle flame of a plain old match out of a box.

LOL, I took a pic of this after a few bowls thinking is this what @jiminks means by an "average number of relights"?

Had some issues with not drying the tobacco for the first couple of bowls, and I was putting the pipe aside quite a bit as I was doing something else at the same time (not a "clencher", haha).

 

[didimauw]

Yes mine got really dirty, really fast. Didn't take much to clean up though.